What were the most wasteful three-point shooting seasons in history, and how does one come to such a determination?
Abraham Lincoln once said, "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
We can apply that same logic to three-point chuckers: It is better to be thought a horrible shot and not shoot than to chuck up a gazillion of them and remove all doubt.
Being a chucker doesn't consist just of being unable to hit a shot from long, but it means the incessant and burning need of a player to prove he can hit the shot in spite of the overwhelming proof to the contrary.
Career sojourner Michael Cage, who played 15 years, has the NBA record for most three-point attempts without ever having one pass through the net, but that was just 25. Cage might not have made a shot, but he was under no illusion that he could.
No, the worst shooters need a different measure. These are the ones who shoot badly and often.
To determine that, I looked at the 100 players who attempted the most shots while netting less than 30 percent of them. This is well below the total NBA average of 3 ...
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The Top 10 Most Wasteful 3-Point Seasons Ever
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